In the June 19th issue of the UK magazine “The Spectator,” John C. Hulsman and Jaakko Kooroshy state their opinion that the “good news” of trillions in mineral wealth in Afghanistan is just part of the propaganda war of Obama and General Petraeus, as they try desperately to keep voters positive about a war that seems like a hopeless quagmire. The government is obviously not being straight with us.
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And it may mean we never leave. – The US (and especially the Brits, one of the few countriesleft in the “coalition”), are being pressed by voters to get their troops out of Afghanistan, which seems to many people to be a futile war being waged in a country with no desire to become democratic. One of the problems with our leaving is the fear that the country would revert to the farming of opium poppies, which end up as illegal drugs on the streets of major Western cities. Now a trillion dollar treasure trove of minerals has been discovered inAfghanistan, which may provide the country with a new economic base that would make poppy farming much less appealing.read more
Retired Army nonlethal weapons expert Col. John Alexander offers his thoughts on whether or not we are actually using the right strategy to efficiently defeat terrorism. In this thought-provoking article, first published in the Las Vegas Sun, he discusses the need for a strategy that will win the hearts and minds of terrorists and their supporters, not simply suppress their actions.
But can we do this? Do we have the energy, determination and faith in the value of freedom to really communicate our ideals to others? Always controversial and provocative, the author of Future War offers unique inights into these important issues.
To read Col. Alexander’s article, click here.
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An Unknowncountry.com reader send us this reply from RAWA, the Afghan feminist organization in Pakistan:
?Dear friend: ?We are so touched and impressed by your kind and supportive emails. All of your emails are so meaningful to us and they give us strength and energy to fight the brutal fundamentalist terrorists with more determination. We are also shocked and outraged at the terrorist attacks in the US. Being victims of the fundamentalists? terrorism we can feel the sorrow and anger of American people. Read RAWA?s statement at RAWA.org.
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